The European Commission started developing the concept of the Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems with input from Member States provided at a workshop at the European Bioeconomy Policy Forum in July 2023. The resulting concept of Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems will be launched at this event.
Specific objectives are to
- Present EU instruments which are relevant for building-up a network of Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems
- Explain the specific characteristics of Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems and showcase existing good practice examples from the Member States
- Discuss and explore challenges and opportunities to set-up Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems and discuss the role for the deployment and scaling up of bioeconomy innovations
- Highlight and strengthen the role of bioeconomy education and skills development, and discuss the needs and gaps in current curricula to support Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems
The target audience of the event are existing and potential emerging bioeconomy and food system valleys, with a strong emphasis on less developed regions, relevant bioeconomy stakeholders, academia and students.
The working language of the event is English. This event will be web streamed and recorded.
